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Species · Canis
Gray Wolf
Canis lupus
Gray wolves are social canids whose family groups coordinate travel, defense and the care of young. Their behavior is flexible: prey, terrain …
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Species · Carcharodon
Great White Shark
Carcharodon carcharias
The great white shark is a powerful, wide-ranging marine predator. Its streamlined body and serrated teeth support a diet that changes as …
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Species · Sphyrna
Great hammerhead shark
Sphyrna mokarran
The great hammerhead is the largest hammerhead species. The front margin of its broad head is nearly straight, with a notch in …
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Species · Chelonia
Green Sea Turtle
Chelonia mydas
Green sea turtles connect coastal feeding grounds with nesting beaches. Adults often graze seagrass and algae, while younger turtles can use different …
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Species · Guillardia
Guillardia theta
Guillardia theta
Guillardia theta is a unicellular cryptophyte alga with an unusually informative evolutionary history. Its plastid descends from a red alga incorporated into …
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Species · Halobacterium
Halobacterium salinarum
Halobacterium salinarum
Despite its historical genus name, Halobacterium salinarum is an archaeon. High-salt growth and light-sensitive membrane proteins make it a classic example of …
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Species · Haloferax
Haloferax volcanii
Haloferax volcanii
Haloferax volcanii is a salt-loving archaeon used extensively in genetics and cell biology. Its tractable culture system and complete genome make it …
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Species · Apis
Honey Bee
Apis mellifera
A honey bee colony combines a reproductive queen, female workers and seasonal males. Workers collect floral resources, care for developing young and …
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Species · Lynx
Iberian Lynx
Lynx pardinus
The Iberian lynx is a spotted cat whose ecology is strongly linked to European rabbits. Its conservation story depends on prey recovery …
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Species · Ignicoccus
Ignicoccus hospitalis
Ignicoccus hospitalis
Ignicoccus hospitalis is a heat-loving archaeon with an unusual cell envelope. It is especially well known as a host for the much …
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Species · Urocyon
Island Fox
Urocyon littoralis
The island fox is a small canid of California’s Channel Islands. Island isolation has shaped its distribution and makes local population histories …
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Species · Panthera
Jaguar
Panthera onca
The jaguar is the largest living cat native to the Americas. Its stocky build, broad head and rosetted coat suit an ambush …